by Associated Press Published: May 17,2013
Tags: automaker, automobile, automotive industry, corporate welfare, economic development, incentive, labor, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, organized labor, report, state agency, state government, study, subsidy, tax, tax break, union
CANTON — A study paid for by the United Auto Workers finds state and local governments may provide Nissan Motor Co.’s Mississippi plant with nearly $850 million in tax breaks over 30 years, plus $400 million in cash aid. The report estimates Mississippi will pay $90 million in interest on money borrowed to aid Nissan, [...] [...]
CANTON — David Aldana, currently director of Nissan’s manufacturing facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico, has been named vice president of the Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant in Canton. Aldana will replace Dan Bednarzyk who has been named to the newly created position of vice president, Total Delivered Cost. Nissan made the announcements Friday. Aldana joined Nissan [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 1,2013
Tags: automaker, defense, federal agency, law enforcement, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, pawn shop, retail, sherrif
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense operational committee, has selected three Mississippi employers as semifinalists for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The Freedom Award is the DoD’s highest honor for employers that provide extraordinary support to their Guard and Reserve employees. This [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 29,2013
Tags: automaker, charitable giving, donate, donation, education, gift, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, philanthropy, plant, public education, public school, school, school district
CANTON — Canton school officials say a gift from Nissan North America will be used to help at-risk students. Superintendent Dwight Luckett tells The Clarion-Ledger the district will hire specialists to work one-on-one or in small groups with students to help them catch up to grade level in reading, language arts and math. The $500,000 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 23,2013
Tags: automaker, automobiler, Automotive, bill, car, economic development, employee, employer, governor, job, job creation, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, special session, state government, work, worker
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant said yesterday that he will call lawmakers into special session to deal with an economic development project in what he calls the state’s auto corridor. The Commercial Appeal reports Bryant talked about the special session when he was in Oxford for a groundbreaking on an unrelated project. Bryant said he’s [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 11,2013
Tags: automaker, automobile, Automotive, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, pay, payroll, salary, vehicle, workforce
CANTON — Nissan Motor Co. will raise pay for its employees in Mississippi and Tennessee. The company has told its employees it will increase their wages starting in October at its Canton and Smyrna, Tenn., assembly plants, as well as its Decherd, Tenn., engine plant. Nissan says pay will go up by 55 cents an [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 1,2013
Tags: automaker, bond, economic developer, executive, governor, law, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, state government, supplier
CANTON — The Mississippi House Saturday passed a bill to help finance buildings for suppliers that might locate at Nissan Motor Co.’s plant near Canton. The bill was blocked from going to Gov. Phil Bryant immediately because some House members are seeking a second round of debate. Senate Bill 2920 would allow the Madison County [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 27,2013
Tags: automaker, automobile, bond, construction, expansion, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, state government, vehicle
CANTON —-Mississippi lawmakers are considering giving a Madison County development agency $100 million in bonding capacity that would be used to construct buildings for Nissan Motor Co. or a supplier of the automaker. The Madison County Economic Development Authority would issue the taxable industrial development bonds, which the occupant would repay. Officials say that creditors [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 30,2013
Tags: automaker, automobile, employee, employer, job, labor, manufacturer, manufacturing, manufaxcture, plant, union, unionize, work, worker
CANTON — Pro-union workers say Nissan Motor Co. has threatened to close its Canton assembly plant if workers vote for the United Auto Workers to represent them, though the company denies such threats. Such threats would violate federal law, which bars managers from telling employees they’ll close a plant in retaliation for a pro-union vote. [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 17,2013
Tags: automaker, automobile, higher education, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, partnership, public university, research and development, steel, steelmaker, vehicle
STARKVILLE —Mississippi State University and steelmaker Severstal North America (SNA) has established a research partnership aimed at helping grow the region’s high-tech manufacturing economy and foster national and international participation in ferrous alloy education and development. MSU’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems and SNA recently launched the Steel Research Center to establish and operate a [...] [...]
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